Thomas Henderson (New Jersey)

Thomas Henderson (15 August 1743-15 December 1824) was a member of the US House of Representatives (F-NJ) from 4 March 1795 to 4 March 1797 and acting Governor of New Jersey from 30 March to 3 June 1793 (succeeding William Paterson and preceding Richard Howell).

Biography
Thomas Henderson was born in Freehold Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey in 1743, and he opened a medical practice there in 1765. He served as a militia colonel during the American Revolutionary War before serving as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1779, as a member of the General Assembly from 1780 to 1784, and as a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas from 1783 to 1799. In 1793, he briefly served as acting Governor, and he went on to serve in the US House of Representatives from 1795 to 1797. He died in 1824.